There are serious indications that Israel and American-Jewish organizations are no longer willing to support Turkey’s lobbying efforts to block a congressional resolution on the Armenian Genocide.
The dispute between the two strategic allies began with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan harshly denouncing Israel’s incursion into Gaza and accusing the Jewish state of committing crimes against [...]

Two members from the ARPA Institute Board of Directors, Hagop Panossian and Dr. Gagik Melikyan, have been elected as Foreign Members of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, the ARPA Institute announced this week.
Dr. Hagop Panossian is a Technical Fellow at Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, a division of United Technologies, and specializes in control [...]

The year 2008 was eventful for Turkish-Armenian relations. Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian invited his Turkish counterpart, Abdullah Gul, to visit Armenia and watch the Armenia-Turkey World Cup qualifier soccer match. Both the Armenian and Turkish sides had given new momentum to behind-the-scenes meetings, which culminated in Gul’s acceptance of the invitation a few days before [...]

YEREVAN–For the first time Armenia’s leading citizens, who see the positive outcomes of projects carried out by the Fund for Armenian Relief, are stepping forward to support the organization’s efforts to bring hope, opportunity, and empowerment to the nation.
Over the past couple of years, some of Armenia’s citizens realized the continued necessity for FAR’s programs, [...]

YEREVAN–The famed State Dance Ensemble of Armenia is turning 50 this year. To celebrate the milestone, both in Armenia and internationally, the troupe is planning a series of special performances throughout the globe, announced Eric Chanchurian, artistic director of the ensemble. The 50th-anniversary events will kick off with a gala in Yerevan, slated to take [...]

DAVOS, Switzerland (Hurriyet)–An influential Jewish organization slammed on Friday Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan after he verbally sparred with Israeli President Shimon Peres and stormed out of a panel on Gaza at the World Economic Forum, saying his behavior was "a public disgrace that may well encourage further outrages against Israel and Jews."
"Prime Minister Erdogan’s [...]

The historic Inauguration of President Barack Hussein Obama will be imbedded in the memories of adults and children alike for many decades to come, and especially in the impressionable minds of the Holy Martyrs Elementary Students.
On Tuesday, January 20, as children arrived at school after a long weekend, all 3rd, 4th and 5th grade classes [...]

TBILISI (AP)–Georgia’s prime minister resigned Friday, citing health reasons after just three months on the job as President Mikhail Saakashvili’s second-in-command.
Saakashvili later nominated the outgoing premier’s top deputy to become his fifth prime minister in the five years since his election following Georgia’s Rose Revolution.
Grigol Mgaloblishvili, who was Georgia’s ambassador to Turkey before taking on [...]

MONTEBELLO, Calif.,–On Tuesday, January 20th, as President-Elect Barack Obama was inaugurated as the Nation’s 44th President, members of Armenian Mesrobian School’s Associated Student Body (ASB) were on their way to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank to donate over 500 cans of food for the needy. This was a response to President Barack Obama’s challenge [...]

BAKU (APA)–Azerbaijan’s Defense Minister is on a working visit to Moscow for talks with his Russian counterpart on expanding military cooperation between the two countries.
Defense Minister Safar Abiyev met with Russian Defense Minister Anatoliy Serdyukov Friday to discuss bilateral cooperation between their defense ministries, Itar-Tass quoted Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Colonel Aleksey Kuznetsov as saying [...]

Parental involvement is a key ingredient in the success of a child’s growth and development. As firm believers of this concept, the Holy Martyrs ARS Pilavjian Preschool Administration has made the parents the focus of its last few activities.
On Friday, January 23, from 7 to 9 p.m., an informal social gathering was planned for the [...]